if (!String.prototype.includes) {
  String.prototype.includes = function(search, start) {
    'use strict';

    if (search instanceof RegExp) {
      throw TypeError('first argument must not be a RegExp');
    }
    if (start === undefined) { start = 0; }
    return this.indexOf(search, start) !== -1;
  };
}

const str = "Être ou ne pas être, telle est la question.";

console.log(str.includes("Être"));       // true
console.log(str.includes("question"));   // true
console.log(str.includes("pléonasme"));  // false
console.log(str.includes("Être", 1));    // false
console.log(str.includes("ÊTRE"));       // false
console.log(str.includes(""));       // true

Voir aussi

• Array.prototype.includes()
• TypedArray.prototype.includes()
• String.prototype.indexOf()
• String.prototype.lastIndexOf()
• String.prototype.startsWith()
• String.prototype.endsWith()